diff --git a/test/test_jsinterp.py b/test/test_jsinterp.py
index 06840ed85..c1464f2cd 100644
--- a/test/test_jsinterp.py
+++ b/test/test_jsinterp.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 import math
 
-from yt_dlp.jsinterp import JS_Undefined, JSInterpreter
+from yt_dlp.jsinterp import JS_Undefined, JSInterpreter, js_number_to_string
 
 
 class NaN:
@@ -431,6 +431,27 @@ class TestJSInterpreter(unittest.TestCase):
         self._test('function f(){return "012345678".slice(-1, 1)}', '')
         self._test('function f(){return "012345678".slice(-3, -1)}', '67')
 
+    def test_js_number_to_string(self):
+        for test, radix, expected in [
+            (0, None, '0'),
+            (-0, None, '0'),
+            (0.0, None, '0'),
+            (-0.0, None, '0'),
+            (math.nan, None, 'NaN'),
+            (-math.nan, None, 'NaN'),
+            (math.inf, None, 'Infinity'),
+            (-math.inf, None, '-Infinity'),
+            (10 ** 21.5, 8, '526665530627250154000000'),
+            (6, 2, '110'),
+            (254, 16, 'fe'),
+            (-10, 2, '-1010'),
+            (-0xff, 2, '-11111111'),
+            (0.1 + 0.2, 16, '0.4cccccccccccd'),
+            (1234.1234, 10, '1234.1234'),
+            # (1000000000000000128, 10, '1000000000000000100')
+        ]:
+            assert js_number_to_string(test, radix) == expected
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
index ba059babb..bd6a47004 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
@@ -95,6 +95,61 @@ def _js_ternary(cndn, if_true=True, if_false=False):
     return if_true
 
 
+# Ref: https://es5.github.io/#x9.8.1
+def js_number_to_string(val: float, radix: int = 10):
+    if radix in (JS_Undefined, None):
+        radix = 10
+    assert radix in range(2, 37), 'radix must be an integer at least 2 and no greater than 36'
+
+    if math.isnan(val):
+        return 'NaN'
+    if val == 0:
+        return '0'
+    if math.isinf(val):
+        return '-Infinity' if val < 0 else 'Infinity'
+    if radix == 10:
+        # TODO: implement special cases
+        ...
+
+    ALPHABET = b'0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.-'
+
+    result = collections.deque()
+    sign = val < 0
+    val = abs(val)
+    fraction, integer = math.modf(val)
+    delta = max(math.nextafter(.0, math.inf), math.ulp(val) / 2)
+
+    if fraction >= delta:
+        result.append(-2)  # `.`
+    while fraction >= delta:
+        delta *= radix
+        fraction, digit = math.modf(fraction * radix)
+        result.append(int(digit))
+        # if we need to round, propagate potential carry through fractional part
+        needs_rounding = fraction > 0.5 or (fraction == 0.5 and int(digit) & 1)
+        if needs_rounding and fraction + delta > 1:
+            for index in reversed(range(1, len(result))):
+                if result[index] + 1 < radix:
+                    result[index] += 1
+                    break
+                result.pop()
+
+            else:
+                integer += 1
+            break
+
+    integer, digit = divmod(int(integer), radix)
+    result.appendleft(digit)
+    while integer > 0:
+        integer, digit = divmod(integer, radix)
+        result.appendleft(digit)
+
+    if sign:
+        result.appendleft(-1)  # `-`
+
+    return bytes(ALPHABET[digit] for digit in result).decode('ascii')
+
+
 # Ref: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Operator_Precedence
 _OPERATORS = {  # None => Defined in JSInterpreter._operator
     '?': None,